bounce into

phrasal verb

bounced into; bouncing into; bounces into

British, informal

: to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it

The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.

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The ball plopped inside the foul line and bounced into the stands for an excuse-me double. —

Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 23 July 2024 Chicago loaded the bases in the bottom half on three walks, but Will Vest got Eloy Jiménez to bounce into a double play. —

Jay Cohen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024 Last was Homa, still within reach of Scheffler until his tee shot on the par-3 12th flew the green, took a nasty bounce into the greenery on the hill behind it, and forced Homa to take an unplayable lie penalty. —

Brody Miller, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024 Raanta stopped Guenther’s odd-angled shot from the circle but the rebound bounced into the goal off Cooley’s left knee. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bounce into